‘Kenya has reduced new HIV infections by 83% in 10 years’ – Govt
Cabinet Secretary for Health Deborah Barasa says Kenya has reduced new HIV infections by 83 per cent in 10 years. Speaking on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, Barasa revealed that the country recorded 16,752 new HIV infections in 2023 as compared to 101,560 in 2013. The revelations come ahead of World AIDS Day, which is celebrated […]
‘Majority of new HIV infections are occurring among those under 34’ – Ruto
The majority of new HIV infections in Kenya occur in persons below the age of 34, President William Ruto has revealed. Speaking on Tuesday, September 24, 2024, during a high-level meeting on “Multilateralism Works: Leadership and Sustaining the HIV Response to 2030 and Beyond” in New York, Ruto revealed that Kenya is now close to […]
Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells
Scientists say they have successfully eliminated HIV from infected cells, using Nobel Prize-winning Crispr gene-editing technology. Working like scissors, but at the molecular level, it cuts DNA so “bad” bits can be removed or inactivated. The hope is to ultimately be able to rid the body entirely of the virus, although much more work is […]
‘1.4 million Kenyans living with HIV’ – CS Nakhumicha
Health Cabinet Secretary Susan Nakhumicha has revealed that over 1.4 Kenyans are living with HIV, even as the world commemorates World AIDS Day. Speaking on Friday, December 1, 2023, Nakhumicha said that out of the total people living with the virus in Kenya, 96 per cent are on treatment. “In Kenya, we have over 1.4 […]
More men died of AIDS in last decade – report
The National Syndemic Diseases Control Council has revealed that more men died of HIV/Aids compared to women in the last decade. According to the data collected between 2013 and 2021, 8,291 men aged 30 and above lost their lives to the disease while 6,923 women died of the same infection. The number of men listed […]
Man tests positive for monkeypox, Covid and HIV
Scientists have reported the first known case of a person testing positive for monkeypox, Covid-19 and HIV at the same time. Earlier this year, a 36-year-old Italian male began to develop a series of symptoms — including fatigue, fever, and a sore throat — nine days after returning from a trip to Spain. The man, who has not been […]
Oldest patient cured of HIV after stem cell transplant – researchers
The oldest patient yet has been cured of HIV after receiving a stem cell transplant for leukaemia, researchers reported. While the transplant was planned to treat the now-66-year-old’s leukaemia, the doctors also sought a donor who was naturally resistant to the virus that causes AIDS, a mechanism that first worked to cure the “Berlin patient”, […]